Alibert
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
Jean Louis Alibert (1766-1837) was the founder of the French school of dermatology and proposed a classification of skin diseases based on etiological factors. He was one of the first to use artistic brushes and engraver's tools in the study of skin diseases, with several skin conditions named after him.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
Alibert, Jean Louis (1766-1837), founder of the French school of dermatology, the first (even before Willan) to propose a classification of skin diseases based on the so-called "natural method," i.e., on etiological factors. A. was one of the first to use the artist's brush and the engraver's burin in the study of skin diseases. His name is borne by and he studied: the "Aleppo pustule" (pustule d'Alep), keloid (cheloide), sycosis of the beard (mentagra), and fungoid granuloma (pian fungoides). Monographic works by A.: Description des maladies de la peau, Paris, 1806; Precis theorique et pratique sur les maladies de la peau, 1818; Monographie des dermatoses, 1832 and others.
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“Alibert.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/alibert/